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Featured Events

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm

The Department of Africana Studies Presents

A Special Lecture by Therí A. Pickens, PhDAssistant Professor of English at Bates College and author of the book NEW BODY POLITICS Narrating Arab and Black Identity in the Contemporary United States.Read more

Friday, March 6, 2015 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Welcome to the the Social Science Writing Project. This project is an initiative to teach, encourage, inspire, and support student writing in the social sciences. During the 2014-15 academic year, the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences will host a series of workshops on topics ranging from sentence construction, to writing a literature review, to proper citation, and many more. All workshops are free and open to students from all majors in the college. Read more

Friday, March 13, 2015 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Social Science Writing ProjectStudent Workshop: How to Write a Literature Review

Welcome to the the Social Science Writing Project. This project is an initiative to teach, encourage, inspire, and support student writing in the social sciences. During the 2014-15 academic year, the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences will host a series of workshops on topics ranging from sentence construction, to writing a literature review, to proper citation, and many more. All workshops are free and open to students from all majors in the college. Read more

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

A resilient city is one that prepares to address shocks, such as natural disasters and the impacts of climate change, by addressing the ongoing physical, social, and economic challenges that can make it difficult to respond to disruptions. Join us for a conversation about Los Angeles’s ability to respond to adverse events in a panel discussion led by Patt Morrison, LA Times Columnist and KPCC Radio Host. Read more

Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 4:00pm

The Department of History | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences PRESENT:

Author, Daniel S. LucksDr. Lucks will discuss his recently published book Selma to Saigon, which explores the impact of the Vietnam War on the civil rights movement. He will examine the war’s impact on the lives of leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Stokely Carmichael, as well as other activists like Muhammad Ali who faced the threat of military draft. Read more

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In Memoriam

Those of us in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences extend our deepest condolences to the friends and family of Professor Emeritus Dr. Jean E. Daniels.

Dr. Daniels, founder of the CSUN Department of Social Work and long-time Sociology professor passed away on Saturday January 17th.

Dr. Daniels was a trailblazer, a role model, a mentor and an inspiration to so many of us in the field of social work. She earned her BA from the University of Kansas in 1964, her MSW from Howard University in 1966, Her MPH from UCLA in 1973 and her PhD from UCLA in 1976. Dr. Daniels began her tenure with CSUN in the fall of 1976 as a part time lecturer and remained with us until her retirement in 2013. Throughout her time at CSUN, Dr. Daniels continued to give back to the social work community by serving in various roles in the San Fernando Valley local chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and as a board member of organizations such as the American Lung Association, American Heart Association and the Northeast Valley Multipurpose Senior Center. After her retirement, Dr. Daniels was inducted into the Social Work Hall of Fame at the California Social Welfare Archives 2014 Awards Reception and we are proud to call her a Professor Emeritus of the CSUN Social Work Department.

Her legacy will live on in the Jean E. Daniels Award for Leadership and Academic Excellence that is presented during our MSW hooding ceremony every May. The CSUN community will celebrate her life on Monday March 2nd at our campus Memorial Service in her honor.